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Nancy Drew and the secret of the old contract

Nancy Drew’s first four mysteries enter the public domain pretty soon. Once ghostwritten under “Carolyn Keene,” a rights dispute revealed Mildred Wirt Benson as the original author—surprising Harriet Adams, who thought her dead.

By John Mark Ockerbloom

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The Secret of the Old Clock (1930) front cover.

Russell H. Tandy (1891 – 1963)

In the foreground, Nancy Drew is depicted as a young woman with short, wavy blond hair, wearing a stylish dress. She walks in the grass at twilight, holding an old-fashioned wooden clock and examining it intently, as if searching for a hidden clue.

Behind her stands a dark forest. The sky is a deep blue. Bold yellow lettering displays the title at the top, with the author credit “Carolyn Keene” beneath.

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